Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

HERR xIKxaNs. TIE GREAT TENOR KETURNs To GER
aANY-FLoaESCs AMBITIOUS roPLAT 'FAISTAFF.
Mrs. Davis. OF this city, appeared as Laura
Ha,cktns In support OF Mr.. John T. Raymond In
~CoL sellers" in Baltimore last saturday night
She Was highly successful in the role.
- Louis James AMI Marie Wainwright seem
10 be having difficulty again WemySs Hender-
erson has given up ths business management OF
the company and Mr. Mortimer, their manager,
recently showed disposition TO get out, also, out
rec0nsidered.
john Statson is said TO have conflded TO a
friend fear that "Ruddy gore" win prove bloody
failure.
Portland. Ore, which is getting to be known
as one OF the most musical towns on the continent,
has subscribed $4,000 10 pay for two Patti
concerts.
There Is said TO be a strong probability that
Wilson Barrett will make another tour OF this
country next season. He has been playing IN
Cleveland this week and met with great favor
there He was given reception by the Press cluo
on Monday afternoon.
Mile. Rhea had an engagement TO open the
new opera house at DanvilIe. Va, on February L.
There was railroad accident, and TO get to Dan
vile on time. Rhea and her COMPANY had to drive
% miles across country in open carriages
A barbarous Paris fashion, which Is said to
have found imitatOrs among American actresses,
Is 70 have the finger nails gilded-
Int Hi-HeSt SdidIl pIOUtDAr csti OhSiSU ~ -
choir singer in New York was that rendered Miss
Emma Thursby oy the vestry OF st. BartholOmew's
church, which was $4,000. She, however, de
cnned the offer, on the ground that her concert
tours. from which she realized mucn larger
amount thar that, would be interfered with.
Herr Albert Niemann, the German tenor, pro-
nounced BY some New York critics the greatest
ever heard in this country, was given an "ova-
ton" at the Metropolitan opera house on Monday
night, when he appeared for the last time before
returning TO Europe. Herr NiemanD sailed on
Wednesday morning.
1t Is said that Mr. VIM. J. Florence Is ambi-
tiolS 10 play F1lst a, and that he viii do it in
revival OF the second part OF ''King Henry w."
Mr. Days elaborate revival OF 1.-The Tanning
OF the Shrew" is one of the greatest successes
achieved in his New York house. This is but one
OF many proofs given OF late that the people are
as ready as ever TO accept and generously support
the best Kind OF dramatic entertainment when
presented in proper manner.
The New York Tribune says: ''Major j. b.
Pond has contracted with Miss Johnston, of Wash
ington, whose stage name is Mary Decca, TO sing
In America next season, but whether in concert or
opera is not yet decided. Miss Decca is now sing
ing with decided success in London"
Mr. James O,Neill made his long promised de-
but In Hamlet" in Mobile not long ago. His man.
ager says he was very successful. and his manager
ought to know. Next year Mr.. O'NeiIl will add
"Iichelieu,' 1.-The Corsican Brothers and "Ham-
let" 10 his repeTtory.
- Mile. Aimee has q throat d1SOrder WHICH VIII
require surgical operation 10 relieve.
- Robert t. Manteu is credited with an ambi-
tion 10 play "Otheilo' next year. His idea is TO
present the Moor as young man, with skin suf-
icently dusky TO be interesting and justify the
text, and with other novelties in the treatment or
the part which would make IL something OF sen
satio1-
AFTER her engagement at Wheeling on Feb
ruary 10, Minnie Madden will close her season
temporarily, TO make preparations for her trip TO
the Pacific c0aSE.
w ii. Clarke, the basso Of the Boston Ideals,
was married in New York on Monday TO Miss Ger
trude Toussaint, OF Boston, formerly member Of
the opera company.
-"im always thinking" said Mime. Modjeska
the other day, Il VIII stay on the stage one year
more for there is this that play have not acted
In yet But now we think, after next year. we
viii go to southern California ana make our home
here. Ny husband wants TO get me on the
age"
The New Orleans managers will next year
Join the reduced price movement which has been
so successfully inaugurated in Chicago.
- Frank Bangs is III and has temporarily retired
from the '.MichaeI Strogof' company. Edmund
Collier has taken his place, having closed his Own
season as tragic star